That1BlackGuy
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As I said in the other thread, my favorite Zelda title.
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What are your thoughts on The Minish Cap
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kittens
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It's pretty low in my ranking of the Zelda games. I'd say that it's better than Zelda II and the DS Zeldas, but that's it. The only thing really special about it is the art style. Really pretty.
Top 3 Zelda game and the best 2D one (but I haven't played LA/Oracles yet). I typically play the games for the dungeons mostly but Minish Cap has some really really great sidequest stuff though some people think it's kinda tedious. Also the fact that you can roll sort of makes the other 2D games feel archaic to me.
bobawesome
Member
It's not a bad Zelda game but it's one of the few I just can't replay.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Loved it. What Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks should've been.
I love it, it wipes the floor with the DS Zeldas. Up there with LA, LTTP and LBW as one of my favourite entries in the series.
The only thing I don't like is all the kinstone and figurine stuff, but you can pretty much just ignore it, especially the figurines. Is there any reason to actually collect them at all? On both of my playthroughs I've spent about half an hour buying figures but it just seems so pointless.
The only thing I don't like is all the kinstone and figurine stuff, but you can pretty much just ignore it, especially the figurines. Is there any reason to actually collect them at all? On both of my playthroughs I've spent about half an hour buying figures but it just seems so pointless.
Earthpainting
Member
I really liked Minish Cap, but it feels so unfinished. The concept was fun and they made good use of the miniaturisation. I don't know what the fine folks at Flagship are doing these days, but I'd be up for another 2D Zelda game by them.
The parts I didn't like were that the Kinstones felt pretty pointless. I liked them when they unlocked new things in the world. When they basically unlocked another kinstone piece, which it did plenty of times, it was straight up wasting my time. Another thing that bugged me a bit was that the game often felt box-y. This is entirely due to the fact that there were no diagonal walls. The quality of the assets were amazing and the straight 90° corners took away from that a bit. I'm also pretty sure this game has a couple of permanently missable in the PAL version.
One thing to note is that there is a "chapter" in Okami that reminds me a whole lot of Minish Cap. I know this may be entirely due to sharing the "becoming small and meeting tiny people concept", but since both were made by Capcpom, I couldn't help but make the connection. It also happens to be my favourite part of Okami.
The parts I didn't like were that the Kinstones felt pretty pointless. I liked them when they unlocked new things in the world. When they basically unlocked another kinstone piece, which it did plenty of times, it was straight up wasting my time. Another thing that bugged me a bit was that the game often felt box-y. This is entirely due to the fact that there were no diagonal walls. The quality of the assets were amazing and the straight 90° corners took away from that a bit. I'm also pretty sure this game has a couple of permanently missable in the PAL version.
One thing to note is that there is a "chapter" in Okami that reminds me a whole lot of Minish Cap. I know this may be entirely due to sharing the "becoming small and meeting tiny people concept", but since both were made by Capcpom, I couldn't help but make the connection. It also happens to be my favourite part of Okami.
Oh, the kinstone fusion I don't mind quite so much as you can chip away at it with everyone you meet, but the figurines is really tedious. Do you have to get them all for the heart piece or something? It's so slow buying them individually, I reckon that must take a total of at least a couple of hours of game time just standing there pressing the button to get the set of 130, plus you can only carry so many shells, it's not like it requires any kind of thought or skill whatsoever. Must be one of the longest and least rewarding sidequests (considering the time and cost required to complete it) in the series.
If I play through it again it's the only sidequest in a Zelda game that I just won't even bother starting.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Beautiful graphics for a GBA game, and the relationship between Link and Zelda is so cute :3 Really love reading the manga adaptation, where their relationship is even cuter <3 <3 <3 <3
Still not as cute as Spirit Tracks though.
Still not as cute as Spirit Tracks though.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
It's rather easy and short. Nice graphics and entertaining all the way through though.
If you are OCD and love to 100% games, this one is evil with its capsule collecting though.
A very generic by the books Zelda game that offers no challenge, no great characters, and is too short and too easy. Considering that this game came out after the DS was already released I was very disappointed. The Oracle Games and Link's Awakening or awesome, this is just a mediocre game. I bought this game at full price on release and followed Nintendo Power's articles about it up until its release, it did not come close to any expectations I had.
My favorite handheld Zelda, and the best 2D Zelda... Well, tied with ALttP anyway.
The sidequests in this game are really fun, and while the world isn't huge, it feels like it's filled with secrets. The NPCs are all pretty interesting too, in contrast to some other games in the series with very bland NPCs (ALBW was filled with uninteresting characters).
Like others have mentioned, the world just kinda feels more there.
The sidequests in this game are really fun, and while the world isn't huge, it feels like it's filled with secrets. The NPCs are all pretty interesting too, in contrast to some other games in the series with very bland NPCs (ALBW was filled with uninteresting characters).
Like others have mentioned, the world just kinda feels more there.
illmatic22
Banned
A link between worlds is the handheld Zelda GOAT.
Minish cap is great though.
Minish cap is great though.
WonkyPanda
Member
Best 2D Zelda...
...until ALBW came out.
...until ALBW came out.
Entryhazard
Banned
Interesting mechanic but TOO FEW DUNGEONS
This game was actually the very first zelda game I played. It was kinda short, but I absolutely loved it. The graphics were fantastic for a GBA game, the music was amazing, the dungeons where fun, the overworld had a lot of things to do. This game made me a fan of the series, and it is still my favorite 2D zelda game (maybe because of the whole "the first you play will always be your favorite" thing).
MaxwellGT2000
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A great game, not the best Zelda, but certainly not the worst. I really liked the characters they created even if it wasn't the most memorable Hyrule.
Actually got around to doing this again.
Dunno why but first time round I missed the warp points and the fact it's easy to get back to the main world from the path that leads to the final battle (Must have been drunk first time)
That last battle is still a pain and the final boss has way to many forms but thanks to quicksave I beat it (I didn't have the patience to do it properly).
Apart from the end its a great Zelda but no where near the beast.
I replayed this after completing ALBTW a little while ago. My first impression was "this is the worst Zelda game" but after playing it a bit more I started to like it.
I think the game is good, but has a few flaws. Combat feels really weird after ALBTW. I did get used to the combat after playing more, but I don't think it's that good. I found the fusing to be fun, but also a bit repetitive. Having to go from big to small Link got old after a while. Dungeons were fun, and I had fun fighting all the bosses. Music isn't that great, but not that bad either.
I had fun replaying it, mostly because I didn't remember much from the last time I played it. It had a rough start, but got more fun as the game progressed and you got more items that made your progress through the world faster.
I think the game is good, but has a few flaws. Combat feels really weird after ALBTW. I did get used to the combat after playing more, but I don't think it's that good. I found the fusing to be fun, but also a bit repetitive. Having to go from big to small Link got old after a while. Dungeons were fun, and I had fun fighting all the bosses. Music isn't that great, but not that bad either.
I had fun replaying it, mostly because I didn't remember much from the last time I played it. It had a rough start, but got more fun as the game progressed and you got more items that made your progress through the world faster.
Earthpainting
Member
Oh definitely. It's my favourite art style for Zelda games to date. I especially really like the look of the Japanese box art. It's like Wind Waker's, but cleaner, more refined, and uses subtly more complex shapes.
Beautiful.
flatearthpandas
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Permanent missables. Full of busywork backtracking for fusion prizes almost never worth the effort. Some non-intuitive boss mechanics that lead to trial and error of items rather than strategy and execution.
One of my least favorite Zelda games.
That said, the shrinking mechanic had some good puzzles and was used really nicely in some boss fights.
One of my least favorite Zelda games.
That said, the shrinking mechanic had some good puzzles and was used really nicely in some boss fights.
It's one of the better Zeldas, but it's far too short (only 6 dungeons???) and far too easy. The shrinking gimmick could have been cool if presented in a more holistic way, but all it was used for was more lock-and-key style puzzles. Plus the kinstone fetch quest wasn't terribly exciting.
Boss of the wind caves is one of the most clever 2D Zelda boss battles though.
Boss of the wind caves is one of the most clever 2D Zelda boss battles though.
Hibiki Kurosawa
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Quite good, but was way to easy and short and lacks the level of quality that the Oracle games exude. It was still really well designed, charming, and fun to play, just not quite as impressive as other Zeldas.